Shared Adventures

Analysis

Shared Adventures is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Shared Adventures reported income of $189k and spending of $198k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $213k to $189k (-11%), an average of -11% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shared Adventures sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 55th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Senior Citizens Action Group ($189k), C&g Vocational Services and Payees ($189k) and Putting an End to Abuse Through Community Efforts Initiative ($189k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 9.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $83k against liabilities of $102, net assets of $83k.